The deadline to apply for absentee voting by electronic\/mail is today, Friday, according to Commonwealth Election Commission executive director Julita Villagomez.<\/p>\n
As of yesterday, 89 out of 177 Northern Islands voters, or 50.28 percent, had already cast their votes for the Nov. 6 general election.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Saipan Tribune yesterday, Villagomez said with respect to application for absentee voting, the deadline will be today, Friday, at 4pm for walk-ins, and that the cut-off for those who avail of electronic application is also today at midnight.<\/p>\n
Villagomez said walk-in absentee ballot applicants need to bring an identification card and fill up the application over the counter at CEC\u2019s office in Susupe.<\/p>\n
CEC started accepting request for absentee ballots last Aug. 23.<\/p>\n
CEC\u2019s records show that as of yesterday, there were 1,982 who were given absentee ballots. They reside mostly in the U.S. mainland, Guam, and Hawaii.<\/p>\n
There are two absentee voters in Japan, two in the Philippines, and one each in Switzerland and Canada.<\/p>\n
Regarding early voting for the Northern Islands, Villagomez said the process has been running \u201cpretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n
As of Tuesday, 89 have already voted; no one voted in the past two days.<\/p>\n
Villagomez disclosed that starting Oct. 15, they will be moving the polling place for the Northern Islands early voters from the CEC office to Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center.<\/p>\n
Early voting for Northern Islands will end on Nov. 5 or a day before the election.
\nEarly voting for Saipan, Tinian, and Rota will commence on Oct. 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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